Literally every Cornell student could get into Michigan. Maybe 100 Michigan kids total got into Cornell and turned it down. Most Michigan alums and parents have never stepped foot in Ithaca but they're so obnoxious and deluded they'll tell you their boring flat backwater grey flyover town is the bee's knees. Ann Arbor and the state is so amazing vis a vis Ithaca and New York state... like 99% of wolverines b-line to DTW airport the very second they graduate. lol

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Anonymous wrote:I picked Michigan over Ivy (much higher ranked than Cornell) and had no regrets. Then I went to Ivy for grad school, as did many of my Michigan classmates.

I some huge classes and plenty of small ones.

I thought Michigan would be more fun and I probably was right. But not everyone finds a niche.

You're borderline illiterate but whatever.......go blue! Oh, and I'm sure you were admitted to a "higher ranked than Cornell" Ivy......totally.

+1. Public university alums are the biggest bunch of pathological liars. And their lies make them sound like total dimwits. I chose a far less competitive, far less prestigious school and have NO REGRETS! Did I mention the parties were way better?! My lord, you sound like an arrested development tailgate state buffoon.

Even if you're not lying (99pc chance you are), turning down a far more competitive college indicates you lack sophistication, you make dumb short-sighted decisions, you are more comfortable in less challenging environments (fear of and crumble in a cutthroat ethos), and you had awful mentors. None of these are marketable traits.

I know both towns well. If your daughter had a positive reaction to UMich, she should go there. The range of academic opportunities will be similar at both. Both are of course college towns in cold climates, but in Ithaca, you are absolutely stuck once winter settles in. Ann Arbor has always felt to me like a much more open place and more accessible to the outside world, a happening place. If you're happy at Cornell, it can be great, but if you're not, there's no getting away.

Go to Notre Dame for the amazing sense of community and mission.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't go to Cornell. It's one of those ivies with lots of depressed kids.

Says the person whose DC wants to go there, thus dissuading others from applying.

LOL my kid would never consider going to there. Very happy and thriving at another top school.

Now your comment makes even LESS sense.

I went to Michigan and didn't love it. It's huge and freezing and there was A LOT of partying/drugs. Of course, this was a long time ago, so who knows. But as someone who is in a field where pedigree/credentials really matter, I would choose Cornell. It seems like a no-brainer to me.

Both great schools. Any difference in outcomes (grad school admissions, salary, career track) likely to do with differences among individuals than anything inherent to the college.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't go to Cornell. It's one of those ivies with lots of depressed kids.

Says the person whose DC wants to go there, thus dissuading others from applying.

LOL my kid would never consider going to there. Very happy and thriving at another top school.

Anonymous wrote:Don't go to Cornell. It's one of those ivies with lots of depressed kids.

Says the person whose DC wants to go there, thus dissuading others from applying.

Don't go to Cornell. It's one of those ivies with lots of depressed kids.

This may be the must DCUM thread ever.

Anonymous wrote:PP doesn't win any prizes for literacy either.

Or friendliness! I'll never understand the proclivity for going for the jugular on posts. Does degrading anonymous people make you feel better? If so, why? I'd love to know.

PP doesn't win any prizes for literacy either.

Anonymous wrote:I picked Michigan over Ivy (much higher ranked than Cornell) and had no regrets. Then I went to Ivy for grad school, as did many of my Michigan classmates.

I some huge classes and plenty of small ones.

I thought Michigan would be more fun and I probably was right. But not everyone finds a niche.

You're borderline illiterate but whatever.......go blue! Oh, and I'm sure you were admitted to a "higher ranked than Cornell" Ivy......totally.

I picked Michigan over Ivy (much higher ranked than Cornell) and had no regrets. Then I went to Ivy for grad school, as did many of my Michigan classmates.

I some huge classes and plenty of small ones.

I thought Michigan would be more fun and I probably was right. But not everyone finds a niche.